CLINE, BEN (a Representative from Virginia)

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H3249 [10AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: commemorate anniversary of, and express that the Mexico City policy relative to limiting U.S. foreign aid from being spent on promotion or provision of abortion services, should be permanently codified (see H. Con. Res. 58), H7500 [13AU]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in Government activities (see H.R. 2014), H3220 [9AP]

——— prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome (see H.R. 4903), H8594 [29OC]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H9122 [20NO]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 616), H7483 [30JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 784), H9122 [20NO]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 962), H2323 [4MR]

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: provide free access and enable users to electronically search Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system and consolidate Case Management/Electronic Case Files system (see H.R. 1164), H8144 [15OC]

Agriculture: prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 5410), H12292 [19DE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H7471 [25JY]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H2613 [8MR]

Armed Forces: allow claims against the U.S. for injury and death of members caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 2422), H7715 [16SE]

——— extend exemption from bankruptcy means-test presumption of abuse for certain members of the National Guard and Reserves (see H.R. 3304), H4770 [18JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda to honor the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II upon death (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1587 [13FE]

CFTC: extend jurisdiction to include setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums (see H.R. 1406), H4920 [19JN]

Committee on Trade Responsibilities (Joint): establish to transfer Office of the U.S. Trade Representative functions and responsibilities to the legislative branch (see H. Con. Res. 2), H7484 [30JY]

Congress: prohibit use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress (see H.R. 4261), H7708 [12SE]

——— require every bill, resolution, and document produced by Congress to be created, transmitted, and published in searchable electronic formats (see H.R. 3403), H7666 [11SE]

——— require every bill to show the changes the bill makes to the full text of existing sections of law the bill repeals or amends (see H.R. 3402), H7666 [11SE]

Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see H. Res. 107), H3503 [8MY]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H3403 [1MY]

Courts: provide that an appeal of an order granting a nationwide injunction issued by a U.S. district court shall lie to the Supreme Court (see H.R. 4219), H7837 [19SE]

——— require more detailed travel disclosure filings from judicial officers (see H.R. 4715), H8226 [17OC]

Crime: criminalize the knowing consent of the visual depiction, or live transmission, of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (see H.R. 2873), H7483 [30JY]

Dept. of Education: allow parents of eligible military dependent children to redirect a portion of their per pupil Impact Aid Program allocations to establish Military Education Savings Accounts (see H.R. 1605), H4433 [11JN]

——— establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (see H.R. 3489), H9058 [19NO]

——— improve educational opportunities for physician assistants by expanding scholarships, increasing loan limits, and expanding programs for institutions serving rural areas and minorities (see H.R. 1685), H8741 [8NO]

——— provide for accreditation reform, require institutions of higher education to publish information on student success, and provide for fiscal and student loan accountability by institutions (see H.R. 4098), H8299 [21OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish advanced nuclear energy goals and provide versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source and high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced reactor concepts (see H.R. 3306), H7153 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 2062), H9058 [19NO]

Dept. of Justice: allow pursuit of Federal charges against individuals who hack voting systems used in Federal elections (see H.R. 3238), H4627 [12JN]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3926 [16MY]

——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (S. 820), consideration (see H. Res. 634), H8198 [16OC]

Dept. of State: eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 479), H3448 [3MY]

Dept. of the Interior: empower States to manage development and production of oil and gas on Federal land, distribute Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing revenues to coastal States, and promote alternative energy (see H.R. 4294), H8261 [18OC]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify definition of agricultural commodities relative to motor carrier safety regulations (see H.R. 1673), H8056 [26SE]

——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 1374), H3477 [7MY]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 487), H3925 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see H.R. 3495), H8596 [29OC]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2505 [6MR]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 553), H3406 [1MY]

Diseases and disorders: improve health and safety of those living with food allergies and related disorders, including anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (see H.R. 2117), H7666 [11SE]

Dorothy Braden Bruce Post Office Building, Midlothian, VA: designate (see H.R. 4975), H8724 [1NO]

FBI: require National Instant Criminal Background Check System notification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and State and local law enforcement when an illegal immigrant attempts to receive a firearm (see H.R. 1412), H2271 [27FE]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H7153 [18JY]

——— improve broadband data collection, mapping, and validation to support effective deployment of broadband services to all areas of the U.S. (see H.R. 3162), H8200 [16OC]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see H.R. 2015), H5077 [24JN]

FDA: improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and preventing providers from dispensing drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see H.R. 4399), H9180 [26NO]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 1959), H7707 [12SE]

Federal agencies and departments: modernize Federal grant reporting (see H.R. 150), H603 [15JA]

——— provide for a method by which the economic costs of significant regulatory actions may be offset by the repeal of other regulatory actions (see H.R. 575), H7666 [11SE]

——— require Federal agencies with jurisdiction over broadband deployment to enter into an interagency agreement related to certain types of funding for broadband deployment (see H.R. 4283), H8261 [18OC]

FERC: bolster fairness and transparency in consideration of interstate natural gas pipelines and provide for greater public input opportunities (see H.R. 173), H1363 [5FE]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee and establish a Mass Violence Prevention Center (see H.R. 1339), H2100 [25FE]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H958 [18JA]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 2443), H7490 [2AU]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1339 [30JA]

FTC: prohibit anticompetitive use of patents by drug product manufacturers (see H.R. 5133), H9123 [20NO]

GAO: study how certain individuals who are granted pretrial release are monitored (see H.R. 3657), H5303 [9JY]

H. Emory Widener, Jr., Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Abingdon, VA: designate (see H.R. 767), H2370 [5MR]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see H.R. 307), H3728 [10MY]

Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see H.R. 1157), H7559 [9SE]

House of Representatives: require Members to have non-participatory access to committee impeachment proceedings, transcribed interviews, and depositions (see H. Res. 639), H8542 [28OC]

Immigration: close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 586), H3448 [3MY]

——— designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible and deportable aliens (see H.R. 3442), H5075 [24JN]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H3220 [9AP]

——— impose penalties for State noncompliance with enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 1928), H2885 [27MR]

——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 891), H7707 [12SE]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H7244 [23JY]

——— oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see H. Res. 246), H3844 [15MY]

Law enforcement officers: expand provisions allowing carriage of concealed weapons by active and retired officers (see H.R. 1156), H4433 [11JN]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H7162 [22JY]

Medicare: permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 808), H3681 [9MY]

——— provide for direct payment to physician assistants (see H.R. 1052), H8102 [8OC]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage program to further transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 1035), H7378 [24JY]

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (see H.R. 1034), H7161 [22JY]

Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 948), H4011 [20MY]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H7536 [6SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H8228 [17OC]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H7489 [2AU]

——— establish African American Burial Grounds Network (see H.R. 1179), H7483 [30JY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H7837 [19SE]

Norman Duncan Post Office Building, Leesburg, VA: designate (see H.R. 4971), H8718 [31OC]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 1629), H3070 [3AP]

Patent and Trademark Office: clarify that licensing of a mark for use by a related company does not establish an employment relationship between the owner of the mark and that related company or its employees (see H.R. 4164), H7492 [6AU]

Patents: prevent double patenting (see H.R. 3199), H4431 [11JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H5203 [26JN]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H3220 [9AP]

Political campaigns: clarify treatment of activities by foreign agents and disclaimer rules for online advertisements, reduce illicit foreign money in elections, secure ballots, and prohibit non-citizens from voting (see H.R. 4736), H8828 [13NO]

Public debt: recognize the national debt as a threat to national security and commit to restoring regular order in appropriations process and addressing the fiscal crisis (see H. Res. 149), H2234 [26FE]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1753), H3271 [15AP]

Purple Star Families Week: designate (see H. Res. 734), H9179 [26NO]

Reverend Curtis West Harris Post Office Building, Hopewell, VA: designate (see H.R. 3847), H7150 [18JY]

Robinson, Rodney: Council of Chief State School Officers National Teacher of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 351), H3440 [2MY]

Ryan Keith Cox Post Office Building, Virginia Beach, VA: designate (see H.R. 3305), H4770 [18JN]

Schiff, Representative: condemn and censure relative to remarks during hearing on whistleblower complaint against President Trump and alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russia (see H. Res. 604), H8103 [8OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H5168 [25JN]

Taxation: allow tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts to cover certain family or medical leave expenses (see H.R. 2163), H3729 [10MY]

——— apply current income tax bracket breakpoints to capital gains brackets (see H.R. 589), H9122 [20NO]

——— establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for elementary and secondary students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations (see H.R. 1434), H10124 [11DE]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2912), H5203 [26JN]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 216), H7774 [18SE]

——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H8910 [15NO]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H3963 [17MY]

——— provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones (see H.R. 5082), H9388 [9DE]

——— regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 3063), H7837 [19SE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H2586 [7MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3252 [10AP]

——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 3971), H7708 [12SE]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H5008 [20JN]

——— terminate designation of income tax payments to Presidential Election Campaign Fund and provide for designation of income tax payments to Border Wall Trust Fund (see H.R. 3717), H5726 [11JY]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1854), H7472 [25JY]

Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4692), H8197 [16OC]

University of Virginia: tribute to men’s basketball team (see H. Res. 320), H3265 [12AP]

Virginia Beach, VA: express condolences to families and victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, and commend first responders (see H. Res. 428), H4343 [5JN]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8097 [4OC]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H7836 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: address reorganization of small businesses (see H.R. 3311), H4770 [18JN]

FBI: require National Instant Criminal Background Check System notification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of firearm transfer denials by reason of illegal or unlawful presence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1397), H2270 [27FE]

National George C. Marshall Museum and Library, Lexington, VA: designate (see H. Con. Res. 14), H1362 [5FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Bankruptcy: address reorganization of small businesses (H.R. 3311), H4771 [18JN]

FBI: require National Instant Criminal Background Check System notification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of firearm transfer denials by reason of illegal or unlawful presence in the U.S. (H.R. 1397), H2272 [27FE]

Motions

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), H4292 [4JN]

Remarks

Abortion: require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 962), unanimous-consent request, H3429 [2MY]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (S. 504), H7221 [23JY]

Armed Forces: extend exemption from bankruptcy means-test presumption of abuse for certain members of the National Guard and Reserves (H.R. 3304), H7217 [23JY]

Bankruptcy: address reorganization of small businesses (H.R. 3311), H7220 [23JY]

——— exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (H.R. 2938), H7216 [23JY]

Budget: deficit, H8232 [18OC]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for lawful permanent resident children of military and Federal Government personnel residing abroad (H.R. 4803), H9189 [3DE]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas (H. Res. 430), H4421 [11JN]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (H.R. 2426), H8352, H8353 [22OC]

Correctional institutions: provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner (H.R. 4018), H9191 [3DE]

Crummey, Mark: Virginia Parent Teacher Association Elementary Principal of the Year award recipient, H5982 [17JY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), H5747 [12JY]

——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (H.R. 777), H8405 [23OC]

——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (S. 820), H7917 [25SE]

——— STOP (Services Training Officers Prosecutors) Program grant funding, H3073 [4AP]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (H.R. 1941), H7610 [11SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 436), H4450 [12JN]

FBI: require National Instant Criminal Background Check System notification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of firearm transfer denials by reason of illegal or unlawful presence in the U.S., H2266 [27FE]

——— require National Instant Criminal Background Check System notification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of firearm transfer denials by reason of illegal or unlawful presence in the U.S. (H.R. 1397), H2266 [27FE]

FDA: prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market, H3864 [16MY]

Federal agencies and departments: modernize Federal grant reporting (H.R. 150), H571 [15JA]

Firearms: require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H2247, H2266 [27FE]

——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (H.R. 1112), H2279 [28FE]

Flags: require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the U.S. is displayed on certain Federal property (S. 693), H8354, H8355 [22OC]

Frankson, Kim: STOPit (company) Helping Hands Life Saver Award recipient, E478• [18AP]

Health: reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3864 [16MY]

House of Representatives: require all impeachment inquiry related hearings, interviews, communications, document production and examination, proceedings, and other related work be done in an open and public setting, H8375 [22OC]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), H4280, H4292 [4JN], H7212 [23JY]

——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), motion to recommit, H4292 [4JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3056), unanimous-consent request, H4450 [12JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 466), H5233 [27JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), unanimous-consent request, H5233 [27JN]

——— provide that aliens whose applications are denied on the basis of criminal activity, national security risks, or as violent gang members are referred for removability from the U.S., H4292 [4JN]

James Madison University: tribute to postgraduation employment rates, H5198 [26JN]

Johnson, Jess: STOPit (company) Helping Hands Life Saver Award recipient, E478• [18AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2779), H4425 [11JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit cost-of-living pay adjustment, H4425 [11JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H8606 [30OC]

National Police Week: observance, H3917 [16MY]

Ortel, Laurie: STOPit (company) Helping Hands Life Saver Award recipient, E478• [18AP]

Portugal: include in list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by Portugal (H.R. 565), H9190 [3DE]

Public debt: recognize the national debt as a threat to national security and commit to restoring regular order in appropriations process and addressing the fiscal crisis (H. Res. 149), H2224 [26FE]

Roanoke (VA) Tribune: anniversary, E567• [9MY]

Rockingham County, VA: tribute to Living Waters Farm Initiative to help veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, H4767 [18JN]

Sports: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for doping fraud violations at major international competitions and require sharing of information with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (H.R. 835), H8344 [22OC]

Staunton, VA: anniversary of American Legion Post 13, E623• [17MY]

Tactical and Survival Specialties, Inc.: Dept. of Labor HIRE Vets Medallion Award recipient, H8777 [12NO]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12156 [18DE]

Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), H7212, H7213, H7214, H7215 [23JY]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure all provisions comply with immigration laws, H3074 [4AP]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3073, H3074 [4AP]

Tributes

Bishop, Rita, H9103 [20NO]

Brown, Janet, H8075 [27SE]

Brown, Michael J., H2514 [7MR], H8075 [27SE]

Doss, Desmond, E148• [7FE]

Dowell, Lucas, H3917 [16MY]

Edwards, Hunter, H3917 [16MY]

Falwell, Jonathan, H3409 [2MY]

Porterfield, Bittle, III, H9263 [5DE]